Palettes / Colors / #83BCBC

#83BCBC — Dusty Teal

#83BCBC is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#83BCBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD8484; it also sits naturally between #84BDA1 and #84A1BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #83BCBC

.text { color: #83BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #83BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 30%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD8484:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83BCBC: #000000.

How #83BCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #83BCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #83BCBC?

#83BCBC is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83BCBC?

#83BCBC is RGB 131, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 30%, 63% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #83BCBC?

Its complement is #BD8484; analogous partners are #84BDA1 and #84A1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83BCBC for text?

Black text on #83BCBC has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.